Satan’s Bellwether

This little Illustrations From Nature came to me this evening, so I searched through my files hoping to find it. When first coming across it some years back I remember thinking this was a perfect example of what happens to Christians who follow man instead of Christ. When talking to a Pastor about this concept [...]

Pitfalls of the Gospel Proclamation

My friend and I were discussing Calvinism (hyper-Calvinism as well) and Arminianism recently, along with the beliefs each hold to on the doctrine of repentance. Its one subject, ( Calvinism verses Arminianism) which seems to bring our the ‘bear’ in those who strongly hold to one or the other; the only other topic which brings [...]

How Ten Shekels and a Shirt Came To Be?

Over at SermonIndex tonight, I noticed the new featured sermon this month is Ten Shekels and a Shirt by Paris Reidhead. Its listed in my sidebar but if you’ve never heard it, its one sermon worth listening to—even for a second time. Audio Here
Greg also posted an account written by Paris Reidhead as to how [...]

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain

Talk about being led by the Holy Spirit, this little saint in Tennessee was…
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to [...]

Sorek, The Valley of Seduction

In all of history and literature there is no more enigmatic and contradictory character then Samson. (Judges, chapters 13 through 16) He is an example of an entire breed of such men ‘of the flesh’ as King Saul, Judah, and Esau. One the one hand, Samson was a man of tremendous [...]

Dependent on God Alone

Good message from SharperIron
Hudson Taylor tells a story that has convicted me lately. While this young man was preparing to go to China as a missionary, he went to take a course in medicine at the London Hospital. His father volunteered to cover his living expenses while he was there, and so did his mission [...]

Shaking the Dust, & Walking Away

The Lord gave us a number of scriptures about “dust” in the context of separating from others. The following are four very similar but not identical passages on the subject.
“And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust [...]

The Holy Spirit: The Power God Recognizes

   “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord, “who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, that they may add sin to sin.” –Isaiah 30:1
The continued neglect of the Holy Spirit by evangelical Christians is too evident to deny and impossible to justify….

The Holy Spirit: Less Than Trinitarian

   The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. –2 Corinthians 13:14
Our blunder (or shall we frankly say our sin?) has been to neglect the doctrine of the Spirit to a point where we virtually deny Him His place [...]

Compelled into the Wilderness

   “The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him” (Mark 1:12-13).
Mark’s record of the Spirit’s compelling Jesus into the wilderness immediately following his baptism has always intrigued me. The original [...]

What Do I Still Lack?

By Leonard Ravenhill
What percentage of responsibility for my spiritual maturity is the Lord’s, and how much of it is mine? To say that I alone am responsible for my soul’s development is conceit. To say that all the responsibility is the Lord’s is impudence.
I find it humbling, inspiring, and challenging to recognize that [...]

Elisha, Tarry Here, I Pray Thee

And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and [...]

Why Does He Stand?

I’ve been a subscriber of Steve’s youtube video’s for almost a year now…his small teachings have always been simple, but profound. (If you’ve never watched the one concerning The Church, you should-its very good). Steve (he goes by the name hetgow) is also behind the making of the couple Paul Washer Sermon Jams on youtube [...]

It Insults the Memory of the Apostles…

Posted by LaneCh at youtube:
And they (the unbelievers) called them (Peter and John), and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge [...]

The Spirit of Truth

By Joseph R. Chambers, Paw Creek Ministries
It’s breathtaking to know that the Holy Bible is intimately connected to the Holy Ghost. The Bible is not man’s words or man’s ideas, nor is it human wisdom or knowledge. The Bible is God-breathed and perfect in the same way that God Himself is perfect. The [...]

Know What’s In It….

  WHEN we were in Venice we purchased a few curiosities, and finding them burdensome, we thought of sending them home by one of the English vessels lying in the Canal. We went out in a gondola with our box, and having asked for the captain of one of the vessels, we put to him [...]

The Speaking Voice

by A.W. Tozer
THE BIBLE is the written word of God, and because it is written it is confined and limited by the necessities of ink and paper and leather. The Voice of God, however, is alive and free as the sovereign God is free.
`The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they [...]

A Sin of the Wealthy Mega Churches?

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Sitting At The Feet Of Jesus

This is one of my favorite old hymns. There is something personal about it in my life…for when I need to be reminded that it is time to just come ’sit’ at His feet in prayer or even in silence, I will suddenly hear it on the radio or someone will mention it–or like today, [...]

We Desperately Need The “Confessing Church”

Some strong words from Pastor Chuck Baldwin. Along with the photo (below) check out these: These photos provide a pictorial glimpse of Hitler, how his Nazis mixed religion with government, and the support for Hitler by the Protestant and Catholic Churches in Germany.
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WE DESPERATELY NEED THE “CONFESSING CHURCH”
By Pastor Chuck Baldwin
January 4, 2008
If the [...]